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A kit for constructing a variety of play structures for children includes a plurality of arcuate tubes, a plurality of linear tubes, and a plurality of connectors. At least one of the tubes is releasably assembled together with another one of the tubes using the connectors to form a frame. An instru

A kit for constructing a variety of play structures for children includes a plurality of arcuate tubes, a plurality of linear tubes, and a plurality of connectors. At least one of the tubes is releasably assembled together with another one of the tubes using the connectors to form a frame. An instruction manual provides directions for releasably assembling the tubes and the connectors to form the variety of play structures from the kit. The kit may also include at least one covering and at least one covering connector to releasably affix the covering to at least a portion of the frame of the play structure.

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1. A kit for constructing a variety of play structures for a child, the kit comprising: a plurality of arcuate first tubes;a plurality of arcuate second tubes, wherein at least one of the arcuate first tubes and the arcuate second tubes is substantially rigid;a plurality of linear tubes, wherein the

1. A kit for constructing a variety of play structures for a child, the kit comprising: a plurality of arcuate first tubes;a plurality of arcuate second tubes, wherein at least one of the arcuate first tubes and the arcuate second tubes is substantially rigid;a plurality of linear tubes, wherein the linear tubes are substantially rigid; anda plurality of connectors, the connectors including a 6-way tube connector, a 3-way tube connector, a 90-degree tube connector, a 45-degree tube connector, and a coupling tube connector, the connectors configured for releasably assembling at least one of the arcuate first tubes, the arcuate second tubes, and the linear tubes together with another one of the arcuate first tubes, the arcuate second tubes, and the linear tubes to form a variety of frames for the variety of play structures;wherein at least one of the frames is configured to fit the child inside the frame. 2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein each of the arcuate first tubes has an arc length in a range of about 8 inches to about 10 inches and an angle of curvature of about 90 degrees. 3. The kit according to claim 1, wherein each of the arcuate second tubes has an arc length in a range of about 17 inches to about 20 inches and an angle of curvature of about 90 degrees. 4. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the linear tubes has a length in a range of about 1 inch to about 4 inches. 5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the linear tubes has a length in a range of about 3 inches to about 7 inches. 6. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the linear tubes has a length in a range of about 10 inches to about 14 inches. 7. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the linear tubes has a length in a range of about 22 inches to about 26 inches. 8. The kit according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of arcuate third tubes. 9. The kit according to claim 8, wherein each of the arcuate third tubes has an arc length in a range of about 17 inches to about 20 inches and an angle of curvature of about 45 degrees. 10. The kit according to claim 8, further comprising an instruction manual which provides directions for releasably assembling at least one of the arcuate first tubes, the arcuate second tubes, the arcuate third tubes, and the linear tubes together with the connectors to form the variety of play structures from the kit. 11. The kit according to claim 1, further comprising at least one covering to be releasably affixed to the frame of the play structure. 12. The kit according to claim 11, further comprising at least covering connector to releasably affix the at least one covering to the frame of the play structure. 13. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the variety of play structures has a transportation vehicle-shaped configuration. 14. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of linear tubes includes: a plurality of linear fourth tubes having a length in a range of about 1 inch to about 4 inches;a plurality of linear fifth tubes having a length in a range of about 3 inches to about 7 inches;a plurality of linear sixth tubes having a length in a range of about 10 inches to about 14 inches;a plurality of linear seventh tubes having a length in a range of about 22 inches to about 26 inches,wherein the fourth tubes, the fifth tubes, the sixth tubes, and the seventh tubes are substantially rigid; andthe plurality of connectors are configured for releasably assembling at least one of the first tubes, the second tubes, the third tubes, the fourth tubes, the fifth tubes, the sixth tubes, and the seventh tubes together with another one of the first tubes, the second tubes, the third tubes, the fourth tubes, the fifth tubes, the sixth tubes, and the seventh tubes to form a frame. 15. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of arcuate first tubes, the plurality of arcuate second tubes, and the plurality of linear tubes each have a distinct color to assist in assembling the variety of play structures. 16. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the 6-way tube connector, the 3-way tube connector, the 90-degree tube connector, the 45-degree tube connector, and the coupling tube connector each have a distinct color to assist in assembling the variety of play structures. 17. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the variety of play structures has an animal-shaped configuration. 18. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the variety of play structures has a building-shaped configuration. 19. A method of constructing a play structure for a child, the method comprising the steps of: providing a kit including a plurality of arcuate first tubes, a plurality of arcuate second tubes, wherein at least one of the arcuate first tubes and the arcuate second tubes is substantially rigid, and a plurality of linear tubes, wherein the linear tubes are substantially rigid and a plurality of connectors, the connectors including a 6-way tube connector, a 3-way tube connector, a 90-degree tube connector, a 45-degree tube connector, and a coupling tube connector; andreleasably assembling at least one of the arcuate first tubes, the arcuate second tubes, and the linear tubes together with another one of the arcuate first tubes, the arcuate second tubes, and the linear tubes using at least one of the connectors to form a frame of the play structure. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the frame is configured to fit the child inside the frame.